Job Summary

This position is a Data Manager for the Northern Colorado Plateau Inventory and Monitoring Network, in the National Parks Service. Please visit https://www.nps.gov/im/ncpn/index.htmfor additional information about the Northern Colorado Plateau Network.

Major Duties

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. If qualifying based on education, a copy of your unofficial transcripts must be provided with your application. SELECTIVE FACTOR:

This position will design, develop, and maintain relational database applications for NCPN I&M Program projects. These applications manage information for natural resource purposes. Therefore, you must have demonstrated experience in designing and developing relational database applications using SQL, VBA, and Microsoft Access or SQL Server. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position. BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:

You must meet the Basic Education Requirements for either the GS-0401 General Biologist, or the GS-0408 Ecologist. BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SERIES, 0401: EDUCATION: A Bachelor's (or higher) degree that included a major study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to this position.

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A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Courses equivalent to a major study, as shown in statement A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The quality of the combination of education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation, and is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field. BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR ECOLOGY SERIES, 0408: EDUCATION: Bachelor's (or higher) degree that included a major study in biology, or a related field of science underlying ecological research that included at least 30 semester hours in basic and applied biological sciences. These hours must have included at least 9 semester hours in ecology, and 12 semester hours in physical and mathematical sciences. -AND-

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience for the respective grade level in which you are applying: GS-09:

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service performing the following: (1) Designing database systems using relational database design principles such as tables, relationships, normalization, and integrity rules; (2) Designing and developing database applications for the purpose of entering, extracting, maintaining, updating and disseminating data; (3) Developing business processes and applications to ensure the long-term integrity of natural resource-related data sets, including data acquisition, data quality control, data analysis, and data dissemination; and (4) Working with a variety of end users (e.g., project managers, scientists, and field personnel) to determine their data processing, data management, and reporting needs.

OR Have completed a Master's degree or two (2) full years of graduate level study (36 semester units or the number of units your school uses to describe two graduate years of academic study) leading to a Master's degree or LL.B., J.D, in biological sciences, natural resource management, information technology, or related field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this work.

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Have a combination of graduate education and specialized experience as described in "A" and "B" above. If your education is currently described in quarter hours, convert them to semester hours by multiplying by 2/3rds. To combing education and experience, first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree, in excess of 18 semester hours, and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. Then take the number of months experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. Note Only graduate education in excess of the first year may be used to qualify for the GS-09 level. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level. (Must submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No award SF-50 will be accepted). Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies".

Pay Range

$52,905.00 - $68,777.00

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